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Outdoor courtyard scene in front of a white building with a dark plaque reading Dhyanapeetam and Ananda Sabha. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a concrete floor in the foreground, facing a line of devotees. A bald man in orange clothing on the right holds a folded white paper and addresses the group. Behind them, a row of men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand in a line, alongside women in white saris with orange shawls, and a few people stand near the doorway. Probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala) stands in the centre, identified only by appearance cues.

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A courtyard scene at a Dhyanapeetam-style hall, with a black wall plaque listing names beside a bell and a white wall with red stripes. Several men in saffron/orange robes stand in a line; one on the left presses palms together in greeting, another with palms joined faces the group, and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands among them. A bald older man in orange robes at centre stands with hands folded, and a man with long dark hair and a beard, in orange, holds his hands together near the right. A bald elder in orange robes stands at far right with hands clasped. Potted plants and a small brass figurine stand on a side table at left.2009-10-15Photograph of a covered temple corridor where a group of saffron-robed monastics stands in conversation. A woman with long dark hair in a saffron garment and a deep red border, hands folded, stands at left facing a group of older monastics in salmon, orange and ochre robes. Behind them, several men in white kurtas with yellow or blue lanyards and yellow scarves stand in a line along the wall. On the right, a man in a saffron robe with hands clasped stands near a dark notice board. A gold kalasha-like object and a shrine area are visible in the background, along with a red-framed doorway.2009-10-15December 07 20072007-12-07A courtyard scene at a white-walled ashram building with a corrugated roof and a dark doorway. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in conversation, some looking upward and gesturing with raised hands; a man in white dhoti with a red-and-white shawl stands among them, and a figure in a white shirt and yellow shawl stands at the back. On the left, a table holds rows of brass bells and ritual lamps. A black board on the wall lists names in white lettering, and a bell hangs beside the doorway. Red-painted pillars frame the right edge, with potted plants nearby.2009-10-15December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23September 16 20062006-09-16December 31 20082008-12-31Photograph taken under a tent-like canopy of a group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls gathered before a person on the right wearing an orange garment with long dark hair, hands folded in front of the chest. Several white-clad men and women stand in a semicircle, many with hands folded or holding objects, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands near centre with palms joined. A steel bowl sits on a table at right. The setting suggests an ashram ceremony or seva gathering. The figure on the right has long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, a distinctive cue, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.2006-11-20June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an ashram courtyard during a ceremony. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long white and red flower garland, holding a small bundle of red flowers near his waist. Beside him stands a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several people in white and orange robes stand near a white wall. On the right, a person in an orange shawl with gold trim is seen from behind. A woman in white sits on a striped mat at lower left, and steel vessels are placed on the floor near the wall. A gold finial appears at upper right.2008-12-28December 07 20072007-12-07